Mintz v. Scheidt

This decisive question is presented for determination: Was the chauffeur’s license of petitioner suspended by the State Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the provisions of G. S. N. C. 20-16, or was his license revolted under the mandatory provisions of G. S. N. C. 20-17 ? If the Department acted pursuant to G. S. N. C. 20-16, the case of Winesett v. Scheidt, Comr. of Motor Vehicles, 239 N.C. 190, 79 S.E. 2d 501, controls, and the decision of the lower court was correct. If the Department revoked petitioner’s license under G. S. N. C. 20-17, Fox v. Scheidt, Comr. of Motor Vehicles,…